Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards recently made headlines for revealing a rather contentious confrontation with Steve Kerr during his pre-draft workout with the Golden State Warriors back in 2020.
In his version of the story, he spoke about the Warriors coach demanding more of him during a drill that's normally run by Stephen Curry, with Kerr telling him that he “isn't working hard enough.”
But on a recent episode of the Point Forward podcast with Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner, the Warriors veteran revealed that it was “worse” than how the T-Wolves guard shared:
“I knew the story about his workout with the Warriors,” said Iguodala on Anthony Edwards. “I knew that story and I appreciated him even more telling it. It was worse than he even said it was.
“They told me. We pulled this kid to the side and said, ‘If you want to be successful in this league, you've got to take this thing serious. Don't go out here embarrassing the league like this.'”
Anthony Edwards has flashed some of his superstar-level talent throughout his first two years in the league. But it certainly feels like he's only scratching the surface of what he could ultimately become. Steve Kerr probably identified his talent instantly in that Warriors workout, and that's why he couldn't bare to see him not put in the work:
“That's why I love Steve,” Iguodala continued. “Steve understands his strengths really well and he's not afraid to speak truth like that, even if it was constructive criticism. The kid was kind of like coasting. He was like he was tired. He wasn't even doing nothing to get tired.”
It's crazy to think that someone as talented as Anthony Edwards was on the Warriors‘ radar on draft night back in 2020. While James Wiseman can certainly still emerge as a future star, a future where Stephen Curry passes the torch to Anthony Edwards would have solidified the dynastic reign of Golden State for a decade to come.
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